Pawhuska Daily Journal-Capital (Pawhuska, Okla.), Vol. 77, No. 246, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 13, 1987 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 77, No. 246
"In The Heart of The Osage, With The Osage At Heart"
Bloodmobile
final 1987
Reagan’s big moment in history
minute secret chat the presi- While their views differed
visit Tues.
The Bloodmobile will make its
final 1987 visit to Pawhuska
Tuesday, December 15.
Bloodmobile Chairman Clara
Swan, reminds regular donars to be
sure and come to the First
Presbyterian Church, 12th and
Grandview to give blood and en-
courages first time donars to give
the gift of life.
Swan reminded donars, “There’s
no substitute for blood It can’t be
manufactured, animal blood can't
replace it and money can’t take its
place. People are the only source of
blood for those who need it.
A Red Cross spokesman said
each year more than 12 million units
of blood are needed to help accident
victims, surgical patients and
others
In addition to helping others
donors will be provided with tasty
homemade treats to eat following
donating their blood.
By HELEN THOMAS
UPI White House Reporter
WASHINGTON (UPI)
While waiting in the diplomatic
reception room for the arrival
of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorba-
chev at the White House, Nancy
Reagan gave her husband a big
kiss and said “knock ’em
dead.”
The 76-year-old president and
Mrs. Reagan, who is recovering
from breast cancer surgery and
the death of her mother, were
well aware that the summit
was their big moment in
history.
A spokesman reminded re-
porters before Gorbachev’s
visit that the general secretary
and Reagan would be meeting
as “old enemies, not old
friends.”
But on two previous occa-
sions, at the Geneva summit in
1985 and the Reykjavik summit
in 1986, Reagan apparently felt
the warmth, humor and certain
dent had with the Kremlin
leader in his adjoining hideway
office.
Reagan and Gorbachev had
some lively conversations.
After one forceful give-and-take
on human rights, the president
confided to aides: “Well, we
really had a go-round on that
one."
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strongly on regional issues and
human rights, no rancor was
indicated in their arguments.
The president did not hesitate
to use his storehouse of anti-
Soviet jokes during their
sessions, designed to show the
differences between an open
democratic society and state-
controlled communism.
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Mr. and Mrs. L F Moyer of Pawhuska lost their son Robert in
World War II in 1945.
Following Robert’s death, one of his Army buddies sent the
Moyers a sympathy card, and then came Christmas and he sent
them a card. The Moyers have received a card from him for the
past 42 years, though they have never seen him, he a has sent
pictures.
Mrs Moyer said, “During those years he married, and now has
married children of his own.”
Mr. Moyer is now deceased, but Mrs. Moyer continues to get that
special card every year from her son’s army buddy in Homer,
Michigan.
Mrs Moyer said, “They say they hope to come to Oklahoma some
time to visit.”
Knowing how special the card is to Mrs Moyer, we wonder if
anyone else has exchanged cards with someone for that many
years and still doesn’t know them?
An Osage County District Court
jury found Michael Guy Smith,
Pawhuska guilty of Possession of a
Sawed off Shotgun Friday after a
day and one half trial.
The 8 women, 4 man jury
recommended a 10-year prison
sentence for Smith who has two
prior felonies.
Testimony was heard from seven
witnesses in the trial with Rene
Henry prosecuting attorney.
Formal sentencing has been set
for Friday, January 15 at 9:30 a.m.
NEW TALENT; Cindy Green of Pawhuska, has recently emerged as a
sculptor. Miss Green, pictured with her first bronze intitled 'I want to be a
Cowboy’, which was struck at the John Free foundary, The Bronze Horse,
south of Pawhuska. Miss Green is excited about her new endeaver and
thrilled to have several orders for her very first bronze work. Miss Green is
employed at the First National Bank, where the bronze is on display. (J-C
Photo by Nelson Carter)
over the next three days, one- Satetatata
on-one with only two interpret-
ers and two notetakers, instead
of a team of advisers.
During their private sessions
in the Oval Office, Gorbachev
sipped orange juice and Reagan
drank water. Aides have yet to
reveal the subject of an 11-
aCaoat
. CHRISTMAS MAY BE (N
THE AIR, BUT BASEBALL
i 15 IN MY BLOOD
12 shopping
days to Christmas
Law enforcement agencies join
national campaign for safe drivinc
The Pawhuska Police Department
has joined law enforcement agen-
cies throughout the state and nation
to actively participate in the sixth
annual National Drunk and
Drugged Driving Awareness Week,
December 13-19.
“All of our officers are committed
and ready to roll us their sleeves and
go to work to make our streets safer
throughout the holiday season and
into the coming new year," said
Chief John Boone
“Alcohol and drug impaired
drivers remain the number one
cause of death and injury on our
state and nation’s streets and high-
ways. With increased enforcement
and widespread public awareness
this week and throughout the
holidays, we will be doing
everything we can to prevent this
senseless tragedy from happening
here in Pawhuska,” Chief Boone
said.
“First A Friend, Then a Host” is
the theme to this year's Drunk and
Drugged Driving Awareness Week
to remind Oklahomans that the
responsibility of the safety of
holiday party guests begins at home
with the host and hostess.
Tips for a safer party include:
1 Not forcing drinks on guests or
rushing to refill glasses when empty.
2. Serving desirable non-alcoholic
drinks as an alternative.
3. Always serving food with
alcohol.
4. Carefully measuring the
alcohol in all drinks to minimize
excessive alcohol content.
5. Stop serving alcohol about two
hours before the party is over.
After a few alcoholic drinks, even
the best driver can be impaired
enough to injure or kill someone.
After the party, hosts and hostesses
should observe these rules.
--Suggest that a sober friend drive
an impaired guest home
-Suggest that an impaired guest
stay overnight. CONTRIBUTION; Pawhuska Elkmate Pat Huffman (R) presents a check
-Call a cab. of $200 to Bransford Shoemake (I) Chairman of the Board for the Osage
-Take away the keys if a guest County Youth Services, Pawhuska. The donation stems from the recent Elk-
insists on driving, mates Crafts show and their concern for underprivileged youth of Osage
-First be a friend, then a host County. (J-C Photo by Nelson Carter.)
Study highlights why some rural towns prosper while many fail
By Dick Youngblood
Minneapolis Star Tribune
A fascinating study was done
recently on five Nebraska farm
communities as part of a search for
ways to halt the decline in rural
America.
The approach was far different
from most projects of its kind.
“We were talking one day about a
study that examined why nine out of
10 small Nebraska towns would
disappear by the year 2000," said
Vicki Luther, co director of the
Heartland Center for Leadership
Development in Lincoln. "Then it
hit us - that study was asking the
wrong question.”
The more constructive approach,
the center decided, would be to
focus, “Not on why small towns are
dying, but rather on why some of
them are surviving and thriving in
these difficult times," Luther said.
Ms. Luther, 39, and fellow director
Milan Wall examined five
prospering towns in search of
common characteristics that might
help other communities weather the
worst farm crisis since the
Depression. The towns, ranging in
population for 400 to 6,000, were
selected on the basis of census data
and recommendations from 100
state business and government
leaders.
The result was a surprisingly
extensive list of what Luther and
Wall have come to call “20 clues to
rural community survival.”
These do not constitute a formula
for success, Luther stressed, but do
offer practical guidelines that might
help other communities The list of
20 common elements can be broken
down into a half-dozen categories:
LEADERSHIP - The researchers
found as strong a family orientation
in the successful towns as in most
rural communities, but with an
important difference. There also
was a general willingness to accept
newcomers as members of the
extended community family -
“cousins,” as one resident put it.
This attitude, in turn, was
associated with a willingness to
place women and young people in
leadership roles to a much greater
extend than the stereotypical small
town with its aging, authoritarian
power structure. One result seemed
to be a greater sense of cooperation
throughout the community, a focus
on working toward a common goal.
This is crucial, said Wall, 44,
because, “The problems out there
are so large and the changes so
extensive that no community can
afford to squander the leadership
and creativity” of young people or to
wastetime and energy on internecine
squabbling.
COMMUNITY PRIDE- One of the
axioms of rural economic
development is the manufacturers
in search of plant sites are more
interested in a community's
location, labor force and tran-
sportation facilities than in fancy
Chamber of Commerce brochures
But the trappings are reflections
of community pride, and , “A town’s
perception of itself seems to be
crucial” to its success, Luther said.
For one thing, communities with a
positive self-image seem more
willing to spend the money, time and
energy necessary to assure quality
in business facilitiess and com-
munity services, the researchers
found.
But perhaps more important,
Luther said, such towns tend not to
be “paralyzed by fear, but rather
mobilized by opportunity.” As one
rural resident told the researchers:
“When you get scared, you don’t do
a whole lot of deep thinking.”
INVESTMENT - The successful
communities are as frugal as any
when it comes to spending tax
money, the researchers found But
that does not prevent them from
spending the money necessary to
maintain a sound infrastructure -
streets, water systems, sewage
treatment facilities A high priority
also is placed on assuring a local
health care system and on good
education.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -
All the successful communities had
active development programs, but
they also had one additional
element : A realistic attitude about
their potential success. Few believe
they can land a major industry, and
the focus theus is on helping
homegrown businesses expand
But not always: In one of the
smaller communities included in the
study, a town of 600, the folks pooled
their resources, went out and
bought their own industry. That
company, a mattress manufacturer,
now employs 15 people
COMPETITIVENESS - At lease
once a month a grocer in one very
small town included in the survey
drives 30 miles to a larger town and
does a bit of comparison shopping in
the supermarkets there. His
mission is simple: He doesn't want
hometown folks to have an excuse to
shop elsewhere
The result, Luther said is that the
man has a "terrific grocery, as good
as any in much larger towns in
terms of price and variety.”
That kind of attitude is common
among business people in successful
communities, she added
INDEPENDENCE-Noneof the five
communities has been bashful about
seeking government grants and
other assistance for economic
development, sewer, water and
street improvements and senior
citizen program. At the same time,
however, all of them share the
conviction that, in the long run, the
future is in their hands
“They’re not waiting for someone
else to save them,” Luther and Wall
wrote in their report. “Nor do they
believe that things will turn out if
they sit back and wait.
"Making their communities good
places to live is a a proactive
assignment, and they willingly
accept it.”
Editors note: The above story was
reprinted courtesy of the Bar-
tlesville Examiner Enterprise.
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